N.H. turkey season expanded to trim flock

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say the state's wild turkey population is so large they're expanding the fall hunting season to trim the size of the flock.

Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say the state's wild turkey population is so large they're expanding the fall hunting season to trim the size of the flock.

Officials say four wildlife management units in the southeastern part of the state are being added to the Oct. 11-15 shotgun season.

Wild turkeys were wiped out in New Hampshire in the mid-1800s, but 25 birds were reintroduced in 1975. Biologists say those birds have now expanded to a statewide population of between 25,000 and 40,000 birds.

The New Hampshire Union Leader says that last year 4,063 birds were taken by hunters.

The state's new rules expand turkey hunting in Hillsborough and Strafford counties.

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